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Catering Tender - Blue Coat CofE Academy
Published 26 Oct 2026
26 Oct 2026
- Primary CPV
-
15894210 *
School meals
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Birmingham and the West Midlands conurbation, West Midlands
- Value
- £1,750,000
- Contract
-
3 years Duration
01/08/2027 31/07/2030
- Contract Types
-
15 *Food, beverages & tobaccoFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Blue Coat Church Of England Academy Walsall, Walsall, WS1 2ND, United Kingdom · UKG3
Contact
Award Criteria
- Quality (70%)
- Price (30%)
- Bidders express interest to dave.croshaw@ace-advice.co.uk an... · Bidding Documents
Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-0790a2
The school wishes to appoint a single catering contractor to provide catering services for it students at Blue Coat CofE Academy, Walsall
Full CPV breakdown
- 15894210 — School meals (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Restricted / competitive (suppliers are shortlisted first)
- Contract type
- Services
- Procurement method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Renewal
- Two x one year extensions are available by mutual agreement between the Academy and the caterer.
- Submission method
- https://bidiful-teamportal.app/p/aceadvice
- Enquiries close
- 13 Nov 2026
- Award decision expected
- 31 May 2027
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 26 Oct 2026 17:23
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0790a2
- Notice ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0790a2
Organisations on this notice
ACE Advice Limited
Procuring Entity, Process Contact Point
20 Wenlock Road, London, N1 7GU, United Kingdom
Dave Croshaw
07765062169
GB-COH 12873828
Full notice record
82 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | BLUE COAT CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY (WALSALL) TRUST |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Blue Coat Church Of England Academy Walsall |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Walsall |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | WS1 2ND |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKG38 |
| Party 1 › Contact › Name | Dave Croshaw |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | dave.croshaw@ace-advice.co.uk |
| Party 1 › Contact › Telephone | 07765062169 |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
| Party 2 › Name | ACE Advice Limited |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | 20 Wenlock Road |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | London |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | N1 7GU |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI41 |
| Party 2 › Contact › Name | Dave Croshaw |
| Party 2 › Contact › Email | dave.croshaw@ace-advice.co.uk |
| Party 2 › Contact › Telephone | 07765062169 |
| Party 2 › Role › Role 1 | Procuring entity |
| Party 2 › Role › Role 2 | Process contact point |
| Party 2 › Role Details | Catering Consultancy |
| Party 2 › Link | https://www.ace-advice.co.uk/ |
Buyer
| Name | BLUE COAT CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY (WALSALL) TRUST |
Tender
| Title | Catering Tender - Blue Coat CofE Academy |
| Description | The school wishes to appoint a single catering contractor to provide catering services for it students at Blue Coat CofE Academy, Walsall |
| Status | active |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | School meals |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | School catering services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKG3 |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £2,100,000 |
| Value › Value | £1,750,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | selective |
| Procedure | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Procedure › Features | Interested suppliers will be evaluated against specific criteria and objectives through the following stages. Selection Stage, Invitation to tender Stage (ITT), Presentation stages and reference checking. The evaluation and shortlisting process will be based on the bidders submissions, and suppliers will be shortlisted with the top scoring companies progressing to the next stage. Only those companies selected, will progress to the ITT stage. |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| How to submit | https://bidiful-teamportal.app/p/aceadvice |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Expression Of Interest Deadline | 20 Nov 2026 |
| Questions period › End | 13 Nov 2026 |
| Award decision period › End | 31 May 2027 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £2,100,000 |
| Lot › Value › Value | £1,750,000 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | The evaluation of the shortlisting process will be based on the information provided by the bidding companies and scored against criteria stated in the tender documentation. Highest scoring submissions will be invited to the tender stage, and subsequent stages of the process. Only those selected will be invited to the tender stage. |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 70 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | Tenderers complete and return a financial schedule which is scored against the financial criteria stated in the tender documentation. |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 30 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Second Stage › Minimum Candidates | 4 |
| Lot › Second Stage › Maximum Candidates | 6 |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Description | Interested suppliers will be evaluated against specific criteria and objectives through the following stages. Selection Stage, Invitation to tender Stage (ITT), Presentation stages and reference checking. The evaluation and shortlisting process will be based on the bidders submissions, and suppliers will be shortlisted with the top scoring companies progressing to the next stage. Only those companies selected, will progress to the ITT stage. |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › For Reduction | Yes |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 1 Aug 2027 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 31 Jul 2030 |
| Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to | 31 Jul 2032 |
| Lot › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Renewal › Description | Two x one year extensions are available by mutual agreement between the Academy and the caterer. |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 1 › Description | Not published |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | Bidders express interest to dave.croshaw@ace-advice.co.uk and are given access to the stage documents and also to upload their submissions |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://bidiful-teamportal.app/p/aceadvice |
| Document › Document 3 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 3 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 3 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101260-2026 |
| Document › Document 3 › Published | 26 Oct 2026 |